I can state flatly that heavier than air flying machines are impossible.
- By Lord Kelvin (William Thomson), president, Royal Society, 1895.
Everything that can be invented has been invented.
- By Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899.
The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?
- By David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.
Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
- By H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
- By Thomas Watson, chairman IBM, 1943
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
- By Ken Olson, president & founder Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
640K ought to be enough for anybody.
- By Bill Gates, 1981
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